VietnamWarBooks.netDedicated mainly to book reviews on the war with a list of the all time top 10 books written on the Vietnam War and much more.

Beautiful Feet BooksBeautiful Feet has published hundreds of books, and is your source for history books. From American Literature Study Guides to Teacher Guides, Beautiful Feet can be your one stop shop for history books. So as you embark on your history through literature, keep Beautiful Feet Books on the top of your list.

World War II Stalingrad Veteran InterviewThe following important interview with Herr Wigand Wüster, a World War II Stalingrad German veteran. Wigand Wuester has written many books on World War II and appeared on U.S. TV shows such as the PBS Special "Battle of Stalingrad."

Lesson Plans on the Revolutionary WarLearn more about Gregory Edgar fascinating historical fiction books geared to the teen reader plus lesson plans on the Revolutionary War -- for classroom use with Gregory Edgar's award winning young adult historical fiction novels, Patriots and Gone to Meet the British.

Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe by Wikipedia - Harriet Beecher Stowe traveled to Washington, D.C. and there met President Abraham Lincoln on November 25, 1862. Legend has it that, upon meeting her, he greeted her by saying, "so you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."

Ancient EgyptA resource about Ancient Egypt, Archeology and Antiquities of Egypt, including pyramids, temples and tombs.

Deutsches MuseumLocated in Munich / Muchen one of the most fantastic technology and history museums in the world with interactive exhibits and exhibitions covering energy, communication, musical instruments, technology, natural sciences and more

Frida Kahlo MuseumLa Casa Azul [The Blue House] was the place where Frida Kahlo, the most renowned Latin American artist in the world, came into this world, lived, and took her last breath.

Museum of African American HistoryThe largest museum in New England dedicated to preserving, conserving and interpreting the contributions of African Americans with a campus in Boston and Nantucket.

Civil Rights History Guide..
The History Beat...

The Struggle for African-American Civil Rights
and the Civil Rights Movement

civilrightsphotos.com
The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore - Powerful
Days
(Charles Moore was one of the unsung heroes of the civil
rights movement. Without the publishing of his dramatic
photographs in Life Magazine, and the work of other photojournalists,
the public perhaps would not have been galvanized into action
against the atrocities of segregation.)

Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd. Photo taken on 08/28/1963.

A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum - Did you know...A. Philip Randolph first planned a March on Washington in 1941 to protest against governmental hiring practices that excluded African Americans from federal employment and federal contracts?

African American History: Welcome - This project documents a selection of important events in African American history. Currently it begins with the 1857 Dred Scott case and continues through Plessy v. Ferguson, the civil rights movement from 1955-1965, and school integration. It may be expanded in the future to contain information on other topics as well.

Civil Rights History Guide - The History Beat - The Search Beat covers a variety of topics, including a Civil Rights History Guide with top Civil Rights history, timelines of the Civil Rights struggle, and resources. Well organized by time periods; includes civil rights photography.

Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive - The Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive is an Internet-accessible, fully searchable database of digitized versions of rare and unique library and archival resources on race relations sponsored by The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.Mississippi was a focal point in the struggle for civil rights in America, and Hattiesburg, where USM is located, had the largest and most successful Freedom Summer project in 1964. The original sources collected in the state represent local collections with truly national significance. Digitization provides an opportunity to make indigenous resources of this type available to a worldwide audience.

Facing History and Ourselves - Educational organization. Video clips of individuals who involved the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 60s. Also describes educational and professional development programs and resources, lists regional offices, and provides news and event calendar.

Freetown Villiage - A Living History Museum - Freetown Village is a living history museum which depicts the lives and lifestyles of free African Americans in the year 1870. This symbolic community represents many of the predominantly African American settlements scattered throughout Indiana during the post-Civil War years. The residents of Freetown Village are composite characters of the approximately 3,000 men, women and children identified on the 1870 Indianapolis census.

Greensboro, North Carolina Sit-Ins - The Greensboro News and Record and Public Library chronicle the 1960 sit-in movement with a timeline, photos, and voices of the participants.

Integrating Ole Miss - The Kennedy Presidential Library's account of James Meredith, the African-American student whose attempt to register at the University of Mississippi in 1962 provoked violent confrontation. Time lines, biographical profiles, and primary sources.

Jim Crow Online - The official home of the PBS documentary, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.

Juneteenth Worldwide Celebration - Website brings together the spirit of Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings.

Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversary - Background and history of events during the integration of Central High in 1957. Photos, articles, and news releases are published. Museum and visitor's center information is provided.

Men and Women in Struggle - In memory of the men and women who helped in the struggle to achieve mankind's greatest victories.

Milliken's Bend - Black Soldiers Defeat Confederates - Black soldiers vindicated President Abraham Lincoln by defeating Confederate soldiers at Milliken's Bend, in the critical battle for Vicksburg in the Civil War. As a result, most barriers to the enlistment and effective deployment of Colored recruits were eliminated in pursuit of the ultimate Union victory. Most of the Colored infantry had minimal training, were outnumbered and ill-equipped. Nevertheless, in close hand-to-hand combat, they routed the "Rebs" and won respect previously denied by both sides of the conflagration. Site features maps, links, historical articles, discussion group.

A Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics - A contemporary history of Blacks in Mathematics,featuring the first African Americans in the Mathematical Sciences and related events in the past 300 years. Links are presented in a timeline and include such information as first African American to obtain Ph.D. in math, first black math professors and related links.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott - Describes the incident which started on December 1, 1955, when Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, and move to the back of the bus.

Sojourn to the Past - Offers students, educators and parents the chance to travel for ten days through the South visiting the most dramatic sites and hearing the speakers that first witnessed and created the civil rights movement

The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott - Review of 1955-1956 landmark events from the Montgomery Advertiser. Features newspaper front pages, article archives, biographies of key pioneers, timeline of events, video clips.

Voices of Civil Rights - The Voices of Civil Rights, a joint effort of AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress collects and preserves untold accounts of the Civil Rights Movement.